Presents the timeless wisdom of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his Stoic philosophy, with new research on his life and times. The lessons, insights and perspectives contained within this remarkable work are just as relevant today as they were two millennia ago. The private reflections recorded in the Meditations were never meant to be published, rather they were a source for Marcus’ own guidance and self-improvement, and jotted down by campfires or in military tents on the Roman front. Although he ruled during the Pax Romana, the age of relative peace and stability throughout the empire, his reign was marked by near-constant military conflict and a devastating plague which killed upwards of five million people.Īurelius’ writings give modern readers an unprecedented look into the “spiritual exercises” which helped him through his tumultuous life and strengthened his patience, empathy, generosity, self-knowledge and emotional health. Its twelve books chronicle different stages of Marcus Aurelius’ life and ideas. Meditations is perhaps the most important source of our modern understanding of Stoic philosophy. Stoicism, viewed as a foundation of modern self-help, has inspired many personal development and psychotherapy approaches through to the present day. Marcus was one of the leaders of Stoicism, a philosophy of personal ethics which sought resilience and virtue through personal action and responsibility. 
The last of the “Five Good Emperors,” he was the most powerful and influential man in the Western world at the time.
Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius , Emperor of Rome from 169 to 180 AD.
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